Manager, Total Rewards at McDonald

What you’ll be doing

• As Manager, Total Rewards, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the reward experience for our UK & Ireland business. You’ll lead the design, governance, and ongoing development of our compensation, benefits, pension, and broader reward programmes directly influencing the employee experience for our 850 corporate employees and supporting our wider community of 170,000 McOpCo and Franchisee employees.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the annual reward cycle across salary review, bonus planning, and long‑term incentives, ensuring a smooth and insightful process for senior leaders and the wider business.
• Acting as an internal consultant partnering with People teams, senior leaders, and Franchisees to provide expert reward guidance and ensure policies are applied consistently.
• Generating insights through market benchmarking, reward surveys, and internal analytics to shape competitive and equitable recommendations.
• Overseeing compensation governance and supporting recruitment, promotions, internal mobility, minimum wage review, restaurant management bonus programmes, and equal pay analysis.
• Leading the benefits and pension programmes, including vendor management, annual enrolments, and continuous evaluation of offerings.
• Playing a critical role in the deployment of our new global HR system, helping embed new ways of working.
• Collaborating with global Total Rewards teams to evolve compensation, benefits, and pension initiatives supporting change and communication across the UK&I market.
• Building, developing, and inspiring a high‑performing Total Rewards team, creating a culture built on clarity, capability, and collaboration.

Qualifications
You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have significant senior-level experience in total rewards, spanning compensation, benefits, and wider reward strategy.
• Bring a highly analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret complex data and turn insights into clear, commercial recommendations.
• Demonstrate a refined consultative approach, engaging stakeholders collaboratively and tailoring communication for a variety of audiences.
• Are comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels shaping long-term reward direction while ensuring excellent day‑to‑day execution.
• Excel at building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders within a complex, matrixed organisation.
• Have experience leading, developing, and inspiring high‑performing teams.
• Enjoy working at pace and championing solutions that balance consistency, equity, and innovation.

What you’ll get

• Industry-leading training, development and career opportunities.
• A collaborative and inclusive culture where your expertise will be valued and your ideas welcomed.
• Competitive salary, plus a comprehensive benefits package including bonus, cash allowance, free parking, lunch, and on‑site gym access.
• Hybrid working that balances time in our East Finchley office with remote flexibility.